Chapter 175 Jiang Ruan's IQ is Online
"Didn't I tell you this before?" Xu Jiu didn't give anything away at all, speaking as if it were true. "I lived in an orphanage for almost all of my life before I became an adult, and I worked part-time while attending university after I became an adult."
"Who could earn so much money through hard work and studying?" Jiang Ruan retorted.
Xu Jiu responded naturally, resting her chin on one hand: "My daughter."
Jiang Ruan: "..."
"Don't be skeptical." Xu Jiu said sincerely, "Your mother is amazing. If she were the same age as Huo Zhizhou, even your man might not be able to beat her."
"Then why did she choose my dad?" Jiang Ruan asked very seriously.
They have such a unique perspective and remarkable abilities.
It's impossible not to see a man's true colors.
There's definitely something wrong here.
“This…” Xu Jiu pursed her lips, not expecting that this little guy could always ask such precise questions. “You can’t have both career and love at the same time. She is too successful in her career, so her judgment of people is naturally a bit poor.”
“If Mom were really as amazing as you say, she wouldn’t have chosen to marry Dad.” Jiang Ruan was more clear-headed than ever. “Grandpa and Grandma weren’t very satisfied with her back then.”
In that situation.
How incomprehensible must a successful, kind-hearted, morally upright, and good-looking person be to choose such a difficult path?
Xu Jiu: "..."
Jiang Ruan continued, "Their marriage was more like a collaboration."
Signing a prenuptial agreement in advance ensures that all marital property is separate, and this is further reinforced by the couple's daily interactions.
She used to think that her parents got along very well and were very loving, but now she thinks their relationship is too stable, so stable that it seems like a deliberately maintained performance.
"What are you babbling about, kid?" Xu Jiu was sweating profusely.
"Did you say that your mother told you not to tell, or did she tell other close friends without telling you?" Jiang Ruan asked smoothly. "If it's the latter, I won't force you. After all, you feel bad every time I bring it up."
Xu Jiu: "?"
Xu Jiu couldn't take this shock: "She doesn't have any other friends, I'm her only confidante!"
Jiang Ruan replied dismissively, "Oh."
Xu Jiu: "You don't believe me?"
"I believe you," Jiang Ruan said sincerely.
"Your expression clearly shows you don't believe me." Xu Jiu, recalling the past, recounted some events: "Back then, she was so amazing that she overshadowed everyone else, and they were all jealous of her. Only I firmly clung to her coattails."
"Who are they?" Jiang Ruan asked.
“Those people in the circle,” Xu Jiu said naturally.
Jiang Ruan pulled out a photo from her phone and handed it over: "Does it include him?"
Xu Jiu looked over subconsciously.
When she saw it was Li Zhishen, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, but she quickly regained her composure: "Why do you still have his photos? Didn't I tell you that he's not a good person and to stay away from him?"
“I saw him,” Jiang Ruan said without hiding anything. “He even gave me his business card.”
Xu Jiu immediately perked up: "You accepted it?"
Jiang Ruan: "I'll take it."
Xu Jiu became a little agitated: "How could you accept this? This person is a piece of scum, a bastard, trash, you..."
Jiang Ruan: "Yeah, right."
Xu Jiu paused, then said, "What?"
“I didn’t take it, I threw it in the trash.” Jiang Ruan remembered her words. She knew that Aunt Xu would not harm her. “You are usually very emotional. You get angry every time he is mentioned. Does he have a close relationship with Mom?”
Xu Jiu opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
“You said Mom grew up in an orphanage, so he can’t be Mom’s relative,” Jiang Ruan guessed. “There’s only one possibility for why you’re cursing him like this: he scummed against Mom.”
"Could it be that the cooperation failed and he ran away with the money?" Xu Jiu didn't expect Jiang Ruan to guess so accurately.
“You can say it directly,” Jiang Ruan said, her mind still sharp. “There’s no need to hide it.”
Xu Jiu rubbed his forehead.
Okay.
The little one has become smarter and is not easy to fool.
“His name is Li Zhishen. He was the only person your mother ever dated.” Xu Jiu said this after thinking it over and over again. “They dated for five years, but in the end he betrayed your mother and married another woman.”
Jiang Ruan wasn't surprised at all: "No wonder there was always sadness in his eyes when he looked at my mother."
"Sad my ass!" Xu Jiu harbored deep resentment towards him. If it weren't for him, Jiang An wouldn't have left his hometown. "He just felt that the person he married later was not as good as your mother, and he regretted it."
Hearing this, Jiang Ruan frowned.
That person's appearance doesn't seem like that kind of person, but the human heart is unpredictable and can't be judged by appearances alone.
"In short, the further away from him the better." Xu Jiu felt a deep dislike for him. "A person like him doesn't deserve to see An'an at all."
Jiang Ruan agreed: "Okay."
The two then talked about other things.
Xu Jiu didn't want her to pry too much into Jiang An's past, and Jiang Ruan didn't want to talk about her and Huo Zhizhou. The two only talked about their current situations and everything else.
No.
They finished eating quickly.
The two went to the hospital together to see Jiang An, who would be fully awake soon, and Jiang Ruan wanted to see her wake up.
Before they even saw Jiang An, they first saw Li Zhishen and his secretary walking towards Jiang An's ward.
Just as Jiang Ruan was about to speak, Xu Jiu rushed over and pulled Li Zhishen out of Jiang An's ward the moment he stepped in: "What are you doing here? This is not a place for you."
Li Zhishen paused.
After recognizing the person who made the move, the coldness in his eyes faded, and he said a few words indifferently: "I heard An'an woke up, so I came to see her."
"Whether she wakes up or not is none of your business." Jiang Ruan walked over and stood at the door with Xu Jiu, blocking their way. "I already made myself very clear last time."
Li Zhishen's gaze fell on her, fixed on her, with suppressed emotions deep in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Xu Jiu's heart tightened for no reason.
This person...
He probably doesn't know the little thing is his child.
“I am an old friend of your mother’s. If you don’t believe me, ask Xu Jiu,” Li Zhishen said gently and patiently.
“Aunt Xu has already told me about how you treated my mother.” Jiang Ruan’s attitude was distant, looking at him as if he were a stranger. “If there’s nothing else, please leave. You are not welcome here.”
Li Zhishen glanced at Xu Jiu and explained to Jiang Ruan, "Her knowledge is incomplete, but I can explain."
Jiang Ruan refused: "No need."
Li Zhishen's hand tightened: "You hate me?"
“Mr. Li, you’re joking. I don’t know you at all, so I have no hatred for you.” Jiang Ruan didn’t have any special feelings for him. “I was just a daughter stopping some unimportant people for my mother.”
The emotions in Li Zhishen's eyes changed little by little, and finally, all his unspoken words were summed up in one sentence: "Sorry to bother you."
Jiang Ruan didn't say anything.
As Li Zhishen left, he glanced at Xu Jiu and said, "I'd like to go outside and talk to you about something. Do you have time?"
Xu Jiu: "No."
Li Zhishen looked at her.
He didn't say a word, yet he gave off an invisible threat.
Xu Jiu had experienced too much of this kind of low-pressure atmosphere when he was young, so much so that he couldn't hold on for more than ten seconds before giving up and walking out: "One minute at most, get out of here after we're done talking."
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